Hello, all. I am new here and I am just beginning my journey. My first consultation appointment is March 15. I already know my insurance requires three months with a registered dietician, so I have my doctor working on getting me set up with one. I am 43 years old and I have been fighting my weight since I was a teen. Last year, I had to have bilateral knee surgeries done because my kneecaps weren't in the right place and I had a lot of pain when exercising. This was supposed to HELP my weightloss journey, only it didn't work. Now I can't walk for more that 6 blocks or so without pain. I can't do stairs. I am miserable. I have put on 35 more pounds since the surgeries and the doctors say if I lose weight, it would help. HELLO?! I KNOW this! I also was just diagnosed with high blood pressure. I found out that my insurance will cover bariatric surgery if you have certain qualifiers, and my doctor believes that I fit them all. I am nervous, excited and most of all, impatient! I want this done tomorrow! I am not looking to be skinny. I just want to be able to function throughout my day and not be in pain. I have been reading a lot of your posts on here and they have answered a lot of my questions. I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. Hopefully I will be able to post some successes soon!!

Hi Trina

You came to the right place for support. I do agree and relate to everything you wrote.

Hi Trina! Welcome! You'll find lots and lots of wonderful information on here so glean all you can!! Don't be afraid to ask specific questions either. Everyone is great and you'll get lots of opinions and advice...it's sgreat! Good luck with your journey, hoope it all goes wonderfully for you! Deb

You sound like you might be ready. Read lots of post understanding the good/ bad and sometimes ugly can help you be prepared to succeed with the band. It's important to have your mind in the right place Good luck. Byw I love my band.

Hi Trina I am Deb and i am waiting for insurance approval. Trust me your in the right place. Also the book Bandwagon answers alot of questions you could have. I love mine.

I tried to order both books from the author and they don't ship to Oregon, how weird is that???

That is weird. I bought mine from amazon

She was offering the cookbook and the band wagon for $30...oh well I've heard really good things about the book so I'll order through Amazon. Hey Deb how do you get that info on that's under your name? Thx, Deb

LadyBug Yea i havent bought her cookbook. I did see a cookbook on my kindle for Lapbanders. I am going to download it. As for the signture GO to your name up top of the page click and then go to my settings. ONce your there look on the left side you will see signture click that then you can edit and type in what you want...